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Parliament at risk of court summons over refusal to issue press cards to journalists – Oloka

Parliament at risk of court summons over refusal to issue press cards to journalists – Oloka

A professor at school of law, Makerere University, Oloka Onyango, says that parliament risk to be dragged to court again over refusal to issue press cards to journalists. He made the revelation while at a discussion on the state of press freedom at Parliament during a meeting held at Imperial Royale hotel in Kampala. This after […]

US National Public Radio Above the Fray fellowship

The Above the Fray fellowship gives a promising journalist the opportunity to cover important but under-reported stories. One fellow will be selected to report from a region lacking significant mainstream media attention. The selected individual will spend three months filing on-air and online stories for National Public Radio (NPR) in the United States. Above the […]

Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania to build police centre in Uganda

  The East African countries of Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda have resolved  to build the state of art forensic police centre in Uganda’s capital city Kampala. The centre is expected to handle investigation challenges in East African Community. The sources in East African Community told our journalist that Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania accepted […]

Government to pay staff of defunct NRM secretariat

We have heard that the ministries of Finance and that of public service are preparing to pay off the benefits to the staff of the defunct NRM secretariat. A source in the finance ministry tells our news desk that 4 billion shillings have been put aside to do the work. The former workers of the […]

Buganda invites Museveni to attend Buganda conference

Buganda kingdom has invited president Museveni to attend this year’s Buganda conference due to take place from 15th to 16th December this year at Hotel Africana in Kampala. A source at statehouse has told this journalist that the president’s office has got the invitation letter today.  The conference will start with a Youth Conference on […]